Last Updated: May 27, 2025 - (What is a now page?)

I’m stoked that summer has finally arrived. I missed a lot of summers from working too hard in the corporate world, and have vowed ever since leaving the gray land of cubicles to make the most of summertime.

These days, that often includes catching up on years of overdue house maintenance, which I actually enjoy. This kind of work can be really satisfying, and I’m glad that I have both mechanical and technical aptitudes. Power tools in the morning, software tools in the afternoon.

Speaking of software, I’ve settled into a few patterns of using AI for coding assistance, both inside and outside of the editor. Outside of the editor, I use Chatbox connected to Gemini and OpenRouter, and use AI as a sounding board and place to experiment to see if I’m on the right track with an idea or refactoring plan. Inside the editor, I’ve learned to use two different models adversarially, usually Gemini versus OpenAI. I’ll have one do the initial implementation, then have another debug it (or refactor it). This works pretty well, with the exception that there is zero consistency as to which model will do a better job the first time.

Also speaking of software, I’m super disappointed to hear that The Browser Company plans to move on from the Arc browser. I tried to use Arc a number of times over the years when it was in development, but it never clicked for me until last year. Now, as a power user, I hate the idea of returning to a traditional browser. And Arc Search on iOS and iPad is by far the best mobile browsing experience I’ve used. The kicker is the messaging from the CEO, who is clearly talking to his investors, not the customers. Oh well, they’re the ones who gave him money. Maybe he should have asked the users to pay a subscription, then he could tailor his plan for us instead.

A missed opportunity from someone is a new opportunity for someone else.